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I was a little surprised with D being listed as one of the main contenders. I guess Clojure and Go were obvious suggestions. Go has the backing of Google and ai
by twymer 16y ago
I was a little surprised with D being listed as one of the main contenders. I guess Clojure and Go were obvious suggestions. Go has the backing of Google and aims to be everything we want (fun/ease of Python, speed of C++) and Clojure is the ancient popular Lisp with a modern twist.
I guess I would have expected Javascript and Groovy to be included. Though I might be biased, I worked with a client using Groovy and in that short time saw that there was a lot of use in the (local) industry in it.
- stcredzero 16y agoI was a little surprised with D being listed as one of the main contenders. I guess Clojure and Go were obvious suggestions. Near the end he references some mailing list debate, then comments that Go emphasizes simplicity while D emphasizes features, therefore D will win, because to him, language features rock. To me, this idea reveals that much of his "reasoning" is this prejudice. Nothing to see here. Move on!
- gaius 16y agoD is just a sideshow. The community is too wracked with infighting over Tango vs Phobos. There aren't going to be a viable platform and ecosystem anytime soon. Pity. The "real work" crowd has, well, real work to do, they - we - can't hang around forever.